lamewing Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Well today Apple release the now beta software, Bootcamp, which will allow anyone to eaisly load and dual-boot Windows XP on an intel Mac. It now seems that anyone can run Sonic Stage natively on a Mac. Sure, you don't have OSX support, but at least you can use the same machine. Probably too late to matter for minidisc, but at least it will make things easier for those who want to hook up their HiMD units to a Mac.Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 On the top of the today`s newpaper headline is it a Tech Triumph or Ceasefire ???Nice move by Apple to attract more customers .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamewing Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 (edited) On the top of the today`s newpaper headline is it a Tech Triumph or Ceasefire ???Nice move by Apple to attract more customers ..Yes it is. A very wise move. I have a PC that I built last year for gaming. Go figure, but I have not installed but one game on it...and I no longer play that game. So I am stuck with a pretty loud machine (even with the fans turned down) for day-to-day use. I have looked long and hard at the mac mini as a simple desktop machine to complement my PC. It seemed that a PC was still necessary for programs like SS. Well, that is no longer the case. Heck, I am heading to Fry's today to buy an intel mac mini. By the end of the day, my computer room will be deathly silent. Listening to music through my Tivoli desktop radio will be so more enjoyable without the constant whine of Silvermax's (my PC) fans!!! Ah, Silvermax, you were a good friend. Now you will be a simple, headless, storage server. /cry I hope SS has no issues with the mac running windows.By the way, has anyone ever used a Tivoli desktop radio?JoeIn regards to the Tech Triumph or Ceasefire nonsense. Naysayers have been predicting Apple's demise since the mid 80's. I don't see the going anywhere, anytime soon. It would be nice, with all their profits, if they would improve the sonic capabilities of their iPods. Edited April 6, 2006 by lamewing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 warning! slightly off topic By the way, has anyone ever used a Tivoli desktop radio?not really a Tivoli desktop radio but I have got a Tivoli that travels with me everywhere I go... just check this post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1kyle Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 (edited) For users of MAC / APPLE who've been put off from buying MD's because they can't run software or have to use the incredibly slow PC emulation mode the next OS X release included with the "Mactel" (Apple with Intel processors) will run Windows.Note You'll have to BUY / SOURCE your own copy of Windows but for people who like macs (particularly for imaging etc) but are forced to use Windows this really could be the best of both worlds.It's called Bootcamp. http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_p...cid=7-7893-8279Download link to the public beta of bootcamp.http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/Booting Windows should then be able to run your SS stuff even with current MD units. No need to wait for the RH1.I'm certainly going to play with this myself.As the machine is an INTEL I'm also hoping to have a base Linux OS running VMWARE and then hopefully switch between OS X and Windows without even having to re-boot although that development might take longer.I think Apple did the smart thing by going the INTEL route.Might be interesting also to see if one can run OS X on a WINDOWS machine. Cheers-K Edited April 7, 2006 by 1kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishiyoshi Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 @ 1kyle: Your topic has been merged with an existing thread. Please search the forum before posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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